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theducks · 09-29-2009, 10:55 AM

I have worked for UPS during peak season.
It is all about time windows. There is 2 small windows of chaos at any UPS Center. Outbound and Inbound

. The rest is Delivery.
Zones = Days of ground transit.
Only certain sorting locations (hubs) get to send packages to non-sorting locations.
Those big Gray trailers (not your local, brown package car) move packages between hubs and all but the remotest "centers" once a day or to another hub.
If you are foolish enough to send a "Next Day Air" to a neighbor, the package will probably go all the way to Atlanta and back.
The USPS does similar, you just don't get tracking detailed like FedEx and UPS do.

09-29-2009, 10:55 AM	#8
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,799 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	I have worked for UPS during peak season. It is all about time windows. There is 2 small windows of chaos at any UPS Center. Outbound and Inbound . The rest is Delivery. Zones = Days of ground transit. Only certain sorting locations (hubs) get to send packages to non-sorting locations. Those big Gray trailers (not your local, brown package car) move packages between hubs and all but the remotest "centers" once a day or to another hub. If you are foolish enough to send a "Next Day Air" to a neighbor, the package will probably go all the way to Atlanta and back. The USPS does similar, you just don't get tracking detailed like FedEx and UPS do.